method guide: mapping

ACTIVATING ANALYZING INFORMING MAKING MAPPING STORYTELLING www.bcWORKSHOP.org

MAPPING PRINCIPLES • Displays complex relationships between different types of

information.• Is a record of stories and identifies important locations for

research and recognition.• Visualizes networks and opportunities for physical

interventions.

Mapping reveals relationships to place, history and future possibilities. These relationships form the baseline for making change. Mapping permeates our work on almost every level. We use maps to distill complex information, transfer that knowledge, and advocate for change. In the case of many of the communities we work with, knowledge is power and maps can be the visual representation of this knowledge. They allow a wide variety of individuals to interact with information and use it to plan and make choices on projects. At a small scale maps can be carried in a pocket and used to reference information on a site or they can be large prints that are worked on group of people at one time.

WHAT IS MAPPING?

MAPPING TAKES MANY FORMS

RGV Transport initiatives uses maps to identify colonias and transportation networks, organize educational workshops and distribute information about bicycle plans and other transportation alternatives.

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Groceries / Food Stores

1. Shop N Go Grocery1909 S Cesar Chavez Blvd, Dallas, TX(214) 428-0298

2. Dallas Farmers MarketWebsite1010 S Pearl Expy, Dallas, TX(214) 939-2808

3. Save-A-Lot3021 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX(214) 421-1452

4. Family Dollar Store3129 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75215 (214) 421-8218

Health Care

5. Baylor University Medical CtrWebsite3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX(214) 820-0111

Finance / Banking

6. City Credit Union1551 Baylor St, Dallas, TX760-9183

7. Chase Bank 2833 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX(214) 426-0081

Education

8. Martin Luther King Jr Library Learning Center2922 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX(214) 670-0344

Transportation: Route 11 Route 2 Route 35 Route 12 DART Rail

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Mapping draws information from multiple sources and visually communicates it so that it can be used for a variety of purposes. A variety of data (geographic, demographic, spatial, etc.) is compiled to create a base to layer new information and analyze existing or historic conditions. Mapping is most often spatial, but can also display non-physical, qualitative, or narrative relationships. Determining the scale of the map and how information is going to be displayed is important to effectively communicate a message.

Mapping the transit network in Brownsville

The Cottages at Hickory Crossing vicinity map

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D3 uses maps to understand the variables that affect local non profit organizations, this allow the program to create recommendations that enable partners to better serve their client’s needs.

Mapping was utilized to find a site for the Cottages at Hickory Crossing that was accessible, connected to necessary resources and amenities, and supportive of its resident population.

The Public Agenda created an interactive map of the Dallas City Council’s bi weekly agenda and linked projects to the neighborhoods they impact.

Take Reading Public supported the Big Read Dallas by creating an interactive map of locations that are good for reading across Dallas to encourage participation in this yearly event.


RACE & THE CONTROL OF PUBLIC PARKS

AFFORDABLE HOUSING & TOD UNIDOS POR UTRGV ASSET MAPPING

Race & the Control of Public Parks mapped 100 years of Dallas history to understand the relationship between racial migration and segregation and the growth of the park system. The project used census data, historical accounts, Parks Department records, and historic boundaries to create multiple types of maps from large scale city maps to small site maps of parks and their changing context, these series focused on displaying change overtime and linking distinct types of information into a cohesive narrative.

HOW IS MAPPING DONE?

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1. Site 1 a. 3 to 5 story multi-family with

wrapped parkingb. 3.43 acresc. 247 units

2. Site 2a. 3 to 5 story multi-family with

wrapped parking and 1 to 2 story office or live/work spaces

b. 3.67 acresc. 244 unitsd. 24 Live/Work spaces

3. Site 3 a. Land acquisitionb. Parking garage with ground level

neighborhood service and retail 4. Public plaza

a. 1 acre

DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY

WESTMORELAND | 12646 S. Westmoreland Rd

Rail Road

SITE 1SITE 2

SITE 3

Unidos por UTRGV Asset Mapping examined the relationship between university and community assets and community identified goals. The map showed strategies for connecting university assets and community goals; highlighting the ways the community can partner with the university as they begin their strategic planning process. This process linked diverse needs and opportunities to enhance health, education, economic development, and regional planning through an engagement process between the university and local communities.

Affordable Housing & Transit Oriented Development study in Dallas mapped and assessed parking lots adjacent to DART Rail Stations to determine their potential as sites for affordable housing development. The maps show buildable areas, adjacencies, and connections that would support these developments in the future.

Community lead asset mapping

Westmoreland Station TOD Opportunity Map

Racial Segregation and Parks in Dallas using 2010 census data

CHANGE OVER TIME

VISUALIZING NETWORKS

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

• Displays complex relationships between different types of information.

• Records stories and identifies important locations for research and recognition.

• Visualizes networks and opportunities for physical interventions.

• Linking an anchor institution and community based assets to community goals.

• Illustrating priorities and how diverse groups can work together to meet needs.

• Reveals overlaps and missing links in services.

• Assessment of multiple sites for development potential.• Site maps and effective display of information. • System wide analysis of physical assets.


POP NEIGHBORHOOD MAP

POP Neighborhood Map is a tool to identify and define the boundaries of Dallas neighborhoods. Started through a period of research into major publications, municipal boundaries such as planned development districts and landmark districts, and the work continued through engagement and mapping activities with neighborhood, homeowner, and crime watch groups. Neighborhoods were added to the map when at least two sources confirmed new boundary.

Today the POP Neighborhood Map has evolved into two interactive digital tools: Know Your Neighborhood which displays and shares vital statistics and stories on previously identified boundaries and Draw Your Neighborhood that gives anyone the opportunity to locate and identify new neighborhood boundaries. The purpose of the neighborhood mapping is to produce tools and develop programs for neighborhood empowerment, positioning citizens as leaders, pushing a neighborhood-centric agenda for municipal planning and decision-making, and deepen Dallas’s appreciation for its complex and exciting local geography.

Mapping Dallas neighborhoods

Locating a neighborhood on the Dallas Neighborhood map

THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAPPING PROCESS

FINDING NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES historic publications, publicly available resources, &

municipal records were analyzied and mapped

MAPPING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT working with neighborhood resident at civic events boundaries were mapped by community members

the validity of boundaries was checked & analyzed with citizen experts & public records

MAPPING THROUGH INTERACTIVE DIGITAL TOOLS

1. Know Your Neighborhood: displays & shares vital statistics & stories on identified boundaries

2. Draw Your Neighborhood: gives anyone the opportunity to locate & identify new neighborhoods

NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES CELEBRATED growth through citizen contribution, used to reinforce

citizens’ definition of place & neighborhood agendas

with 376 neighborhood boundaries drawn, the neighborhood map continues to grow

INFORMING OTHER PROGRAMS programs that support neighborhood enhancement &

empowerment learned from the mapping process

programs like Activating Vacancy, Neighborhood Stories & The Public Agenda informed & ulitilized the

project

Mapping reveals important connections between data, stories, and locations. It can link sometimes disparate information to clarify relationships, adding layers of knowledge and history within a specific area. Maps are important in practice to lead decision making and provide rationale for project activities or evidence of project impact. They can also be important engagement tools that allow community members to visualize information and location specific stories. Maps are one of our most versatile tools, be they interactive digital tools or small printed site plans, for displaying information, engaging spatial information, or navigating a place or process. Most importantly they help us record and understand the past all while allowing us to project future possibilities

WHY IS MAPPING IMPORTANT?

WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES?

WHY SHOULD YOU MAP?

The most tangible results of mapping work is the visual display of information that can be shared and used for a variety of purposes. While mapping we must understand that maps are not neutral, while complex they display a limited range of information and the hierarchy we give them tells a specific story. It is important to recognize this and to use mapping for a specific goal. Maps can lead to important decisions or preserve knowledge of a place.

Mapping can be one of the most powerful tools for making an argument or measuring a project’s success or shortcomings. Maps can be read and used by a wide range of people not limited to planning and design professionals. Web-based maps and mapping tools are widely available and allow information and interactive storytelling to be utilized by an ever growing number of people. The ways that maps are used is ever evolving and as they become more dynamic it is important that they are used to record the past, analyze the present, and plan for the futures.

Dallas Neighborhood MapMapping the disaster recovery process

©2012

Text size is proportionate to the land area of each neighborhood

Active and resilient neighborhoods are the foundation of a successful city. POP [People Organizing Place] Dallas is the bcWORKSHOP public design effort to strengthen the social, economic, and physical health of Dallas’s neighborhoods. The POP City Map is a new tool that frames how we naturally organize our communities: as neighborhoods. The City Map builds awareness of our city, celebrates the diverse places that give it character and texture, shares critical data on a local scale, and creates a platform for dialogue about its history and future. By strengthening the identities of our neighborhoods, Dallasites can reconnect more personally and purposefully with place.

DALLAS is big! So how do we understand the ways we organize ourselves within it?

The city’s 386 square miles contain thousands of miles of sidewalks, streets and throughways that ease our ability to move and connect;

46 square miles of trails, forests, parks and plazas, and 45 square miles of rivers and lakes where we gather, relax and recreate;

Around these elements we organize the spaces of our everyday life: our neighborhoods. So far, the POP City Map represents 371 neighborhoods, but we know there are more: 372...373...374...

And the intimate spaces where we grow and house our families, institutions and cultures.

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O A K L A W N

PLEASANT G R O V E

VICKERY MEADOW

SINGING H I L L S

PRESTON HOLLOW

MIDWAY HOLLOW

SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT

CEDAR CREST C O U N T R Y C L U B E S T A T E S

NORTHWOOD H I L L S

PLEASANT M O U N DARCADIA

P A R K

WALNUT H I L L

SUMMIT P A R C

KESSLER P A R K

CHALFONT P L A C E

W H I T E R O C K

SPRING C R E E K

D E E P ELLUM

KIEST- P O L K

STULTS R O A D TOW N

CREEK

ESTATES W E S T

MOSS FARM

G L E N OA K S

MILL C I T Y

TWIN OAKSGLENHILLS

TURTLE C R E E K

L O V E F I E L D

BUCKNER TERRACE

PIEDMONT/S C Y E N E

ROYALWOOD E S T A T E

MAYFLOWER E S T A T E S

HIGHLANDS N O R T H

MELSHIRE E S TAT E S

HIGHLAND MEADOWS

P R E S T O N HIGHLANDS

HIGHLANDS OF MCKAMY

L O W E R GREENVILLE

PRESTON C I TA D E L

FITZHUGH/ CAPITOL

B AY LO R / MEADOWS

LAKEWOOD H E I G H T S

WILSHIRE H E I G H TS

W O O D S - SUGARBERRY

CEDAR CREST V I L L A G E

OAK CLIFFGARDENS

R O Y A L NORTHAVEN

A R D E N TERRACE

CARUTH H I L L S

FOREST H I L L S

JUBILEE P A R K

J U N I U S HEIGHTS

LAKELAND H I L L S

DIXON CIRCLE

SUNNY ACRES

DRUID HILLS

K I D D SPRINGS

M O U N T AUBURN

BECKLEYHEIGHTS

COUNTRY C R E E K

D E S I G N DISTRICT

OLD LAKE HIGHLANDS

NORTHHAVEN P A R K

WYNNEWOOD H E I G H T S

E A S T KESSLER P A R K

WYNNEWOOD N O R T H

EASTWOOD H I L L S

PRESTONWOOD W E S T

PRESTON ROADH I G H L A N D S

PRESTONWOOD E A S T

ALGER PARK/ ASH CREEK

BROOKSHIRE P A R K

CAMPBELL G R E E N

HILLCREST M A N O R

PARKWAY V I L L A G E

COCHRAN C H A P E L

PAGEWOOD

COLONY SQUARE

MCSHANN E S T AT E S

NORTHTOWN S Q U A R E

CHURCHILL P O I N T E

WATERFORD ON THE PARK

ESTATES OF A V A L O N

W E S T KESSLER

ENCINOS P A R K

HARBORG L E N

V I S T A DEL CIELO

MOUNTAIN T E R R A C EMOUNTAIN R I D G E

HIGHLANDS P A R K W A Y

LAKEWOOD H I L L S

EASTWOOD E S T A T E S

ROLLING T R A I L SM O S S

MEADOWS

RICHLAND CO R N E R S

QUEEN C I T Y

MONOPOLY P L A C E

CRESTVIEW P A R K

FAIRWAY ESTATESC L U B

MANOR

NORTHWOOD H E I G H T S

EMERALD I S L E S

EDGEMONT P A R K

FOREST O A K S

R O L L I N G MEADOWS

WINNETKA H E I G H T S

PRESTONWOOD ESTATES EAST

SKYLINE HEIGHTS

SUNSET H I L L S

VICKERY P L A C E

WESTERN HEIGHTS

HAMILTON P A R K

LOCHWOOD

PRESTON HOLLOW N O R T H

SPARKMAN C L U B E S T A T E S

CEDAR CREEK RANCH

LIT TLE FOREST H I L L S

M STREETS/ GREENLAND H I L L S

GRAND P A R K SOUTH

NORTH O A K L A W N

D A L L A S LAND & LOAN

B E N T T R E E WEST

B E N T T R E E NORTH

EXLINE/ CHARLES R I C E

MERRIMAN P A R K E S T A T E S

C A S A V I E W HAVEN

C A S A L I N D A FOREST

OAK PARK E S TAT E S

C A S A V I E W O A K S

F I V E M I L E CREEK

CIGARETTE H I L L

RUTHMEADE P L A C E

WESTMORELAND H E I G H T S

WHISPERING H I L L S

C I V I C CENTER

S W I S S AVENUE

E L M THICKET (NORTH P A R K )

L A K E R I D G E ESTATES N O R T HL A K E R I D G E ESTATES

HOLLYWOOD H E I G H T S / S A N T A M O N I C A

PARK ROW S O U T H BOULEVARD

G L E N M E A D O W E S T A T E S

L A K E HIGHLANDS E S T A T E S

L A K E HIGHLANDS N O R T H

C A S A L I N D A ESTATES

MERRIMAN P A R K / UNIVERSITY M A N O R

HILLCREST F O R E S T

WHITE R O C K VALLEY

E A S T KLEBERG

PEMBERTON H I L L

RYLIE

BACHMAN

FRUITDALE

L A K EWOOD

URBANDALE

PRESTONWOOD

PARKDALE

ELMWOOD

CEDAR CREST

G L E N V I E W

BLUFFVIEW

U P TO W N

LOS ALTOS

LA LOMA LA L’ACEATE

T H E HEIGHTS

MILL CREEK

HOCKADAY

CIT YPLACE

OWENWOOD

H I L L S I D E

JAN MAR

OAKTREE

VISTA R E A L

CASA VIEW

C E D A R S

KIMBALL

I D E A LB O N T O N

J O P PA

LAKE WESTF R A Z I E R

VALLEYVIEW

DEVONSHIRE THE VILLAGE

LEDBETTER

HIGHLAND H I L L S W E S T

KLEBERG

SHORECREST E S T A T E S

INWOOD R O A D ESTATES

LES JARDINS E S T A T E S

LOBELLO

K I N G S HIGHWAY

THE DELLS DISTRICT

ROSE GARDEN

ST. ANDREW’S

COUNTRY B R O O K

THE CLOISTERS

COPPERFIELD

H I L L R I D G E

CHURCHILL W A Y

HENDERSON

P A R K FOREST

R O Y A L H I L L S

C O R A LH I L L S

WEBSTERG R O V E

JOE’S CREEK- W A L N U T G A R D E N

C L U B O A K S

WILLOW F A L L S

H I G H HOLLOWS

KIESTWOOD

BRIARWOOD

PENINSULA

LEDBETTER G A R D E N S

RUSSWOOD A C R E S

BRADFORD E S T A T E S

CHAPEL DOWNS

HIGHLAND P L A C E

WINDSOR P A R K

HIGHLANDS W E S T

ARLINGTON P A R K

MARSALIS P A R K

SOUTHERN H I L L S

WYNNEWOOD H I L L SELDERWOOD

WISDOM TERRACE

HIDDENVA L L E Y

RUNYONSPRINGS

OAKLAND T E R R AC E

G L E N L A K E S

WOODBRIDGE

FARMERS MARKET

A B R A M S - BROOKSIDE

MUNCIE

GREENWAY P A R K S

SHANNON E S TAT E S

DISNE Y STREETS

KELSE Y SQUARE

NORTHERN H I L L SP E R R Y

HEIGHTS

GREENWAY C R E S T

O A K P A R K NORTH

FOX HOLLOW

COLONIAL H I L L

EDGEWOOD P L A C E

RIDGEWOOD P A R K

LAKEWOOD T R A I L S

C ADILLAC H E I G H T S

F O R E S T HEIGHTS

WHEATLEY P L A C E

FLORAL F A R M S

HAMPTON H I L L S

GLENCOE P A R K

F O R E S T MEADOW

GREENLEAF V I L L A G E

M I D W A Y MEADOWS

R O Y A L HIGHLANDS

BELMONT

CARUTH TERRACE

UNIVERSITY MEADOWS

THE MEADOWS

PRESTONWOOD ESTATES WEST

FORESTCREST E S T A T E S

THE DOWNS OF HILLCREST

ALEXANDER’S V I L L A G E

UNIVERSITY T E R R A C E

STONEWALL T E R R A C E

HILLVIEW TERRACE

CLAREMONT A D D I T I O N

A R T S DISTRICT

THE BOTTOMS

L O S E N C I N O S

ROSELAND

L.O. DANIEL

LAS HACIENDAS

MAPLE LAWN

L O W E S T GREENVILLE W E S T

BERTRAND

CLEARVIEW

L A K E FOREST

NORTH C L I F F

LAKE CLIFF

T E N T H STREET

CEDAR O A K S

COUNTRY F O R E S T / J AC K S O N MEADOWS

INDEPENDENCE P A R K

HILLCREST E S T A T E S

BRYAN PLACE

P E A K ’ S SUBURBAN A D D I T I O N

E N C L AV E AT GROVE H I L L

L I G H T POINTE P L AC E

B E N T T R E E HILLS

W H I T E R O C KVILLAGE

EXPOSITION P A R K

WESTHAVEN

COMMERCIAL C E N T E R

REUNION DISTRICT

STEVENS P A R K VILLAGE

STEVENS P A R K ESTATES

BECKLEY C L U B ESTATES

B I S H O P A R T S DISTRICT

HIDEAWAY V A L L E Y

H A R B O R D OAKS ESTATES

HIGHLAND C R E E K E S T AT E S

W I N D R I D G E ESTATES

LAKE HIGHLANDS S Q U A R E

R O Y A L HIGHLANDS V I L L A G E

ENCLAVE AT ASH CREEK

THE GABLES AT ROYAL LANE

HIGHLAND ON THE CREEK

ENCLAVE AT WHITE R O C K

K I E S T VALLE Y ESTATES

WEST RIDGE PA R K

O A K L A W N HEIGHTS

WEST END HISTORIC DISTRIC T

E A S T GARRETT P A R K

L STREETS

L A K E P A R K ESTATES

HUNTER’S B E N D

OAKDALE

LA BAJADA

BEVERLY H I L L S

EL TIVOLI P L A C E

ROLAND H I L L S

SUMMIT L A W N

WESTERN P A R K

MERRIFIELD M A N O R

VICTORY P A R K

KESSLER P L A Z A

CEDAR V I S TA

U N I T Y ESTATES

K I E S T FOREST

KIMBALL SQUARE

DOLPHIN HEIGHTS

L I N D A HEIGHTS

PRESTON T R A I L

MEADOW G L E N

HOLIDAY P A R K

THE LANDMARK

LANE PARK

CAMBRIDGE P L A C E

G L E N ABBEY

TRINITY HEIGHTS

C E D A RH AV E N

S T A T E - THOMAS

MERRIMAN P A R K N O R T H

GLENDALE H E I G H T S

WHEATLAND M E A D O W S

WOODLAND C A N Y O N

WHEATLAND H I L L S

OATES DRIVE

FOREST MEADE

CHIMNEY H I L L

PEBBLE C R E E K

O A K HIGHLANDS E S T A T E S

BRAEBURN G L E N

MUNGER P L A C E

COCHRAN HEIGHTS

W E S T VILLAGE

M A I N STREET

SHADY H I L L S

RAVINIA HEIGHTS

HORIZON E S T A T E

LOUPOT HEIGHTS

AMERICAN M O U N T

BECKLEY TERRACE

LIBERTY HEIGHTS

BECKLEYWOOD

BECKLEY- SANER

ACTIVATING ANALYZING INFORMING MAKING MAPPING STORYTELLING www.bcWORKSHOP.org/mapping

The buildingcommunityWORKSHOP is a Texas based nonprofit community design center seeking to improve the livability and viability of communities through the practice of thoughtful design and making. We enrich the lives of citizens by bringing design thinking to areas of our cities where resources are most scarce. To do so, [bc] recognizes that it must first understand the social, economic, and environmental issues facing a community before beginning work.

Thank you to all of our partners and the funders of the projects detailed in this guide. Most importantly, to all of our neighborhood partners, community members, and volunteers who make this work possible, we could not have done any of it without you.

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